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NCAA Conference Tournament Glances 03/15/2026 05:40pm • Times EST (through March 7) Times EDT (March 8) America East Conference At Higher-Seeded Schools First Round Saturday, March 7 UMBC 84, New Hampshire 69 Mass.-Lowell 81, Albany (NY) 76 Vermont 77, Bryant 57 NJIT 60, Maine 58 Semifinals Tuesday, March 10 UMBC 91, Mass.-Lowell 69 Vermont 63, NJIT 54 C French municipal votes give political parties an early stress test before 2027 presidential election 03/15/2026 05:37pm • PARIS (AP) — French municipal elections Sunday gave political parties an early test of their electoral machines before next year’s presidential race to succeed President Emmanuel Macron, with a first round of voting for mayors and their teams across France, from small villages to the biggest cit Raygan Kirk makes 33 saves, earns first PWHL shutout as the Sceptres stop Torrent 2-0 03/15/2026 05:33pm • TORONTO (AP) — Raygan Kirk stopped 33 shots for her first PWHL shutout as the Toronto Sceptres beat the Seattle Torrent 2-0 on Sunday. Blayre Turnbull scored four minutes in on a 2-on-1 rush and Sara Hjalmarsson added an empty-net goal with 7.8 seconds remaining. Kirk was at her best in the second Men's NCAA Automatic Bids 03/15/2026 05:32pm • LIU, Northeast Tennessee St., Ohio Valley High Point, Big South N. Iowa, Missouri Valley Queens (NC), Atlantic Sun North Dakota St., Summit Troy, Sun Belt Furman, Southern Wright St., Horizon League Hofstra, Coastal Athletic Siena, Metro Atlantic Athletic Gonzaga, West Coast McNeese, Southland Lehig Israeli military claims brother of man who attacked Michigan synagogue was Hezbollah commander 03/15/2026 05:17pm • JERUSALEM (AP) — The man who attacked a Michigan synagogue was the brother of a Hezbollah commander killed earlier this month in an Israeli airstrike, Israel’s military claimed Sunday. Ibrahim Ghazali was killed in the March 5 strike in Lebanon along with three other relatives of the attacker in Arkansas tops Vanderbilt 86-75 to win SEC Tournament title 03/15/2026 05:14pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — John Calipari told his 17th-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks to use the Southeastern Conference Tournament title game to measure where they are before the NCAA Tournament. Nick Pringle disagreed, saying a league championship was on the line Sunday. “And I said, 'If that’s wh Huber's overtime goal gives the Fleet a 4-3 win over the Victoire 03/15/2026 05:11pm • LAVAL, Quebec (AP) — Ella Huber scored 1:33 into overtime to give the Boston Fleet a 4-3 come-from-behind victory over the Montreal Victoire in a matchup of top teams on Sunday. With the overtime win, Boston (9-5-2-3) remained in first place in the PWHL three points ahead of Montreal (9-4-1-5). Th Capitals sign 19-year-old Boston University defenseman Cole Hutson to a 3-year contract 03/15/2026 05:10pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Capitals signed 19-year-old defenseman Cole Hutson to a three-year entry-level contract with an average annual value of $975,000. The Capitals drafted Hutson in the second round in 2024, and he had 10 goals and 22 assists in 35 games for Boston University this s Brayan Ceballos scores twice to spark Revolution to 6-1 romp over Cincinnati in home opener 03/15/2026 05:04pm • FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Defender Brayan Ceballos scored two goals in the first half to spark New England to a 6-1 romp over FC Cincinnati on Sunday in the Revolution's home opener. Ceballos scored in the 25th minute to tie it after Gerardo Valenzuela scored six minutes earlier to give Cincinnati Iranians cross into northern Iraq for cheaper food, internet and work after border reopens 03/15/2026 04:44pm • HAJI OMERAN, Iraq (AP) — Dozens of Iranians crossed into northern Iraq Sunday — the first day the border had opened since war struck their country — to buy cheaper groceries, access the internet, contact relatives and find work. Travelers said constant airstrikes and soaring food prices have m Boston celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with one of nation’s largest Irish heritage events 03/15/2026 04:43pm • BOSTON (AP) — A throng of revelers lined the streets of South Boston on Sunday for the city’s annual St. Patrick’s Day parade, one of the nation’s largest celebrations of Irish heritage. The parade drew crowds from across Massachusetts and beyond, with marching bands, floats, veterans’ gro IndyCar Grand Prix of Arlington Results 03/15/2026 04:39pm • Sunday At Streets of Arlington Arlington, TX, Texas Lap length: miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (7) Kyle Kirkwood, Dallara-Honda, 70 laps, Running. 2. (2) Alex Palou, Dallara-Honda, 70, Running. 3. (4) Will Power, Dallara-Chevrolet, 70, Running. 4. (1) Marcus Ericsson, Dallara-Honda, 70, R Women's NCAA Automatic Bids 03/15/2026 04:38pm • W. Illinois, Ohio Valley Samford, Southern UCLA, Big Ten Duke, Atlantic Coast Texas, Southeastern Rhode Island, Atlantic 10 West Virginia, Big 12 South Dakota St., Summit High Point, Big South UNLV, Mountain West Fairfield, Metro Atlantic UConn, Big East James Madison, Sun Belt Jacksonville, Atlanti Twins Taryn and Taylor Barbot power Charleston past Hofstra 68-56 for first trip to March Madness 03/15/2026 04:37pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Taryn Barbot scored 23 points, twin sister Taylor added 16, and top-seeded Charleston defeated 10th-seeded Hofstra 68-56 on Sunday to win the Coastal Athletic Conference Tournament and reach women's March Madness for the first time. The Cougars held each of their three opponents Murray State women beat Evansville 91-70 to win MVC Tournament, claim spot in NCAA Tournament 03/15/2026 04:35pm • CORALVILLE, Iowa (AP) — Halli Poock scored 33 points, Shamecce Currie-Jelks added a double-double and top seed Murray State beat Evansville 91-70 on Sunday to win a second straight Missouri Valley Conference Tournament and an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament. The Racers (31-3) head to the ma